Jacob Volkmann Has ‘Volkmann for President’ Signs in His Own Yard

Jacob
Volkmann is hoping he’ll have plenty of support Friday in his
native Minnesota when he takes on Shane
Roller at
UFC on FX 5. Of course, he doesn’t just want his fans to root
for him -- he’d also like them to vote for him in the upcoming
presidential election.

On fighting in Minnesota: “It is a little more
nerve-wracking. I know there’s going to be a lot of family and
friends here. I am going to stay in a hotel room, though, a few
nights before, then for the next three nights just because I want
to focus.”

On whether he can take Roller down: “Yeah. I’ve watched the
videos. I’ve seen a lot of times where he just opens up. Whenever
you put the heat on him, he defends himself and his arms are up.
It’s pretty easy to see the opportunity to take him down
there.”

On whether this fight is a must-win: “Oh, this is a must-win
for sure. Not only just to stay in the UFC, but just because I have
a lot of bills to pay. After a loss you only get half of what the
contract is [for winning].”

On why he fights instead of focusing on his career as a
chiropractor: “I’ve been competing my whole life. It’s
something my whole life I’ve been training for, just competing. I
love to compete. I figure I’ve only got a handful of years left of
competing, so I might as well keep on doing it when I can.”

On whether he’s satisfied with how the UFC has promoted him:
“They’re doing what pays the bills. Obviously I haven’t finished a
fight yet in the UFC. That’s the main thing that they’re weighing
their decision on. I can’t really hold it against them. They’ve got
to pay their bills too.”

On why he hasn’t been able to get a finish in the UFC: “I
don’t know. I don’t know why Danny
Castillo didn’t tap to that one [choke]. I couldn’t get
underneath Antonio
McKee’s neck. Just a fluke. That’s the way it goes. ... Ninety
percent of the people that I’ve got the D’Arce in, that I got Danny
Castillo in, well, probably 99 percent of people would have tapped
on that. That was extremely tight. I don’t know how he even got
blood to his head.”

On whether he expects to see “Volkmann for President” shirts at
the event: “I’m hoping so. I gave about a hundred of them away
to people that are going to the Target Center. I’m hoping there
will be over a hundred shirts there because I’ve sold some
too.”

On how many write-in votes he’ll receive this election: “If
you’re smart, a lot. Especially if you don’t like Obama, but you
don’t want to vote for Romney, just put my name in there.”

On whether he’s a fan of Mitt Romney: “No. I don’t like his
haircut.”

On whether he has a “Volkmann for President” sign in his
yard: “I have two of them. I’ve got two yard signs. … I was
going to put more, but I didn’t want to spend too much money on my
campaign.”